Top stories from The Straits Times on Saturday, April 14

Good morning! Here are our top stories to kickstart your Saturday, April 14.

Three veteran ministers expected to step down in Cabinet reshuffle

From left: Trade and Industry (Trade) Minister Lim Hng Kiang, Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say and Information and Communications Minister Yaacob Ibrahim are expected to step down from the front bench, said sources.

A Cabinet reshuffle is expected to be announced this month, and it will see younger ministers being placed in new portfolios to prepare them for bigger leadership roles, say MPs and political analysts.

Ms Shahrizat Jalil, who leads 1.3 million women in Umno, came under scrutiny in 2011 over her husband's entanglement in the so-called cows-and-condo scandal which caused public outrage. PHOTO: BERITA HARIAN MALAYSIA

The chief of Umno's powerful women's wing was not fielded in the previous Malaysian general election after her husband's entanglement with the so-called cows-and-condo scandal caused public outrage.

Donald Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen has been under criminal probe for months, US says

Attorney Michael Cohen, US President Donald Trump's long-time personal attorney, in New York, US on April 12, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A months-long investigation into President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen’s business dealings led to this week’s searches of Cohen’s residence, hotel room, office, safety deposit box and two cell phones, US prosecutors told a judge in a court filing.

Indian lawmaker arrested over teenager's rape as protests mount

Indian activists protest over alleged political silence regarding the rape of a child near Jammu and a rape case in Uttar Pradesh state, in New Delhi on April 12, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

A lawmaker from India's ruling party was arrested on Friday in connection with the rape of a teenager, police said, after days of protests by activists accusing authorities of failing to investigate the case and other attacks.

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